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A strong start by Henderson Alvarez and some listless D-Jays bats were some notable events on a 3-1 Sunday.


Las Vegas @ Tacoma- Postponed

Rain, I presume.  The 51s probably don't mind being on the road.  It was 41 degrees celcius in Sin City today.



Altoona 4    New Hampshire 5

The Fisher Cats pulled one out on Sunday with three runs in the bottom of the 8th thanks to an RBI single from Adam Loewen and a two-run knock by Jonathan JaspeDanny Farquhar started off the ninth shakily with a single and a walk but then struck out the next three batters for his 14th save.

Ronald Uviedo, new to the organization thanks to the Dana Eveland trade, made his first start after pitching exclusively in relief to date this season.  Uviedo, 23, has had an odd career.  It started in 2005 with the Mariners organization.  In the Venezuelan Summer League, Uviedo went 4-3 with an ERA of 2.76 in 10 starts.  He was subsequently released and signed by the Pirates who bounced him back and forth between starting and relieving.  Weird that the Pirates would mess with someone's development.  In any event, he made 18 starts in 2009 in AA and fared well but was still bumped to the 'pen to start 2010.  I like this move by the Jays.  Might as well see what they've got.  It's not like the last trade with the Pirates hasn't worked out.

So, Uviedo went three innings today and allowed three runs on a hit and three walks while striking out one.  But, not to fear, Bubbie Buzachero swooped in and went four innings allowing just a hit and a walk.

No huge standouts at the plate but Callix Crabbe, Eric Thames, and Adam Loewen each had two hits.  Shawn Bowman was 0-for-2 but walked twice, scored a run, and drove in another.  David Cooper was 1-for-4 with a double to (kinda) continue his (somewhat) resurgence.



St. Lucie 3    Dunedin 2 (13 innings)


Dunedin managed 4 hits in 13 innings.  I should probably stop the recap right there.  I won't, though but I'm not going to burn many calories on this one.  John Tolisano reached base twice thanks to a single and a walk and stole two bases.  Yan Gomes had a double.  Adeiny Hechavarria singled once in 6 ABs.

Henderson Alvarez started and pitched pretty effectively going 6 innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out five.   Chad Beck and Matthew Daly each threw two scoreless innings before Ross Buckwalter eventually took the loss in his third inning of work.



Quad Cities 6    Lansing 8


Lots of doings in this one, and most featured guys named Ryan.  The Lugnuts smacked three homers on the day, off the bats of Mark Sobolewski, Balbino Fuenmayor, and Sean OchinkoRyan Goins had two triples and three RBI while Ryan Schimpf had three hits.  A.J. Jimenez was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

Ryan Tepera started but lasted only two innings for some reason, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts.  Egan Smith, a fairly intriguing prospect making his 2010 debut, picked up the win in relief with four innings of two run ball.  He walked one and struck out three.  Steve Turnball finished things off for his 14th save.



DSL Tigers 2    DSL Blue Jays 4


The DSL Jays were outhit 10-4 but made the most of their baserunners, thanks in part to four stolen bases.  Gonzalo Gonzalez (wicked name) was 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a walk.  Leonardo Ferrini went 0-for-1 but walked three times.

Cesar Sanchez started and went four allowing a run on three hits with three strikeouts and no walks.  Luis Mendez one-upped him with four innings of his own allowing just three hits while striking out three for the victory.



Three Stars:

3rd Star:  
Ryan Schimpf- 3-for-4, 2B
2nd Star:  Henderson Alvarez- 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
1st Star:   Ryan Goins- 2-for-5, R, 2 3B, 3 RBI


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Mike Green - Monday, June 07 2010 @ 09:40 AM EDT (#216402) #
Any word on Pastornicky's leg injury?
Lugnut Fan - Monday, June 07 2010 @ 12:11 PM EDT (#216421) #
Tepera was pulled after two in Lansing because of a rain delay.  There was around 2 hours worth of rain delays for the Luggie game on Sunday.
mamboon - Monday, June 07 2010 @ 08:49 PM EDT (#216496) #

I saw him suit up yesterday, but he didn't play.  It looks like he is playing tonight, at Shortstop.   A-Hech had a tough weekend... 1 for 11 against St. Lucie.  He's apparently taking the night off.

Have some pics and will get them uploaded as soon as I figure out how.

Marc Hulet - Monday, June 07 2010 @ 09:24 PM EDT (#216511) #
Bad news: Dustin Antolin (Lansing) headed for Tommy John surgery.
Gerry - Monday, June 07 2010 @ 09:48 PM EDT (#216528) #
That is bad news Marc but at least he is still young.  I mentioned in my Lansing scouting report that Antolin's velocity was down from what I saw last season so now, in retrospect, it is not a surprise.
sam - Monday, June 07 2010 @ 11:35 PM EDT (#216552) #
Poor guy, well I wish him all the luck. Get healthy
katman - Tuesday, June 08 2010 @ 02:02 AM EDT (#216566) #
Loewen at .298 now, with power. Russell Martin's assessment keeps ringing in my ears:

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Adam+Loewen+hitter+potential/1220653/story.html?id=1220653
John Northey - Tuesday, June 08 2010 @ 01:06 PM EDT (#216613) #
Loewen at 298/390/497 - very nice, 8-2 for stolen bases/caught stealing which is a plus too. Still at a 134 k /600 PA pace but walking in more than 10% of his PA. 7 HR in 211 PA = 20 HR pace over 600 PA which is a bit less than ideal but nothing bad.

Given LV has a 31 year old in RF (Chris Aguila hitting 296/368/489 after a year in Japan) and Lubanski (25 306/354/600) in LF with Matthews mixing around (28 324/378/588) the corners in AAA are solid but DH is ugly with Dopirak still at 248/268/383. Matthews has few PA's - is he injured? Padilla is in CF hitting 307/392/438 and is 30. So we have 3 guys who are AAAA's (Aguila, Matthews, Padilla) and a guy viewed by one team as a failed prospect (Lubanski) but all are hitting well with Dopirak nearing the end of a great comeback it appears (unless he picks it up soon).

Should Loewen be moved up to AAA? Not sure. He appears ready but unless you are willing to dump Dopirak (or demote him) there really isn't space unless you release a AAAA'er who is hitting well.
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